Thursday Tilt Sends Women’s Tennis to Western New England

Suffolk women's tennis hits the road Thursday, Oct. 6 for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) clash at Western New England. First serve between the Rams and Golden Bears is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

October 6, 2022

Team Stats

Game Statistics	Suffolk University	Western New England
Score	3	6

Doubles

Aliza McLeish / Arriana Hasiuk def. Caren Urbano / Rachel Hill 8-0
Alyssa Blade / Bianca Prescott def. Gabrielle Tirkot / Sydney Shepard 8-3
Dani Martinez-Duran / Gianna Arace def. Barbara Consales / Anastasiya Zakharava 8-7 (8-6)

Singles

Caren Urbano def. Aliza McLeish 4-6 , 7-6 (7-1) , 10-7
Arriana Hasiuk def. Barbara Consales 6-0 , 6-1
Rachel Hill def. Dani Martinez-Duran 1-6 , 6-4 , 10-4
Gianna Arace def. Alyssa Blade 6-3 , 4-6 , 10-5
Gabrielle Tirkot def. Bianca Prescott 6-3 , 6-4
Sydney Shepard def. Angela Gross 6-0 , 6-4

SUFFOLK at WESTERN NEW ENGLAND

Date Time Venue Series Last Meeting Last Suffolk Win Streak	Thursday, Oct. 6 3:30 p.m. Volvo Tennis Courts Springfield, Mass. 0-4 (Since 2004) Sept. 21, 2021, L, 6-3 Never L4

BOSTON – Suffolk women's tennis hits the road Thursday, Oct. 6 for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) clash at Western New England. First serve between the Rams and Golden Bears is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

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LAST TIME OUT
Suffolk women's tennis fell to Roger Williams, 9-0, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Wednesday night at Belmont Hill.

MORE READING: Roger Williams Rocks Women's Tennis, 9-0

RAMS RUNDOWN
Suffolk sits 1-4 on the year and 0-2 in CCC contests. The Rams lone win came over St. Joseph (Conn.), 6-3, Sept. 19.

The Rams have scored just nine points through five matches. Caren Urbano's and Rachel Hill's racquets have played a part in four of those victories apiece. Both have won two singles matches and have teamed up as Suffolk's top tandem for a 2-3 mark. Urbano is 2-3 in singles, exclusively as the blue-and-gold's ace, while Hill sports an identical record with action on the fourth (2-2) and fifth (0-1) courts, respectively.

GET TO KNOW THE GOLDEN BEARS
Western New England is 2-2 on the year and 2-1 in CCC contests. The Golden Bears wins came over Curry and Gordon, both by identical 5-4 scores.

Aliza McLeish (1-3) has played all four matches as WNE's ace, but it's the second singles player, Arriana Hasiuk, who has been the most successful with a team-best 3-1 record. In doubles, Hasiuk and McLeish partner for the top tandem and sport a 2-2 record. Gianna Arace and Dani Martinez-Duran are also 2-2 in doubles play, competing together in all four matches as the third duo.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Since 2004, Suffolk sits 0-4 all-time against Western New England.
The Rams and Golden Meets renewed a rivalry a year ago, meeting for the first time since 2006.
Last season, Suffolk slipped to WNE, 6-3, Sept. 20, 2021.
Suffolk is 0-2 at WNE and will head to Springfield, Massachusetts, for the first time since 2004.
There has been one shutout in the series. The 9-0 triumph belongs to the Golden Bears and came Sept. 16, 2006.

WHAT'S NEXT?
Suffolk visits Rhode Island Thursday, Oct. 6 for a 3:30 p.m. rescheduled match.